Windshield heater



E F. PLUME. 1,906,807

WINDSHIELD HEATER '.May 2, 1933.

Filed March 5, 1930 (Buventor Unirse s'rATEs maar rice EDWARD FIELDS PLUME, OF NEW MLFORD, CONNECTICUT WINDSHIELD HEATER Application filed March 3, 1930. Serial No. 432,814.

The present invention relates to improveradiator and cowl 12 and both sides of the ments in windshield heaters and has for an hood are adapted to fold down from this cen object to prevent the formation of condentral pivot or hinge joint and to close the space sation on the windshield or the freezing of containing the internal combustion engine 5 snow or sleet thereon in a manner which will and other associated units. The lower edge obscure vision through the windshield and is of the 'hood is adapted to co-operate with a attended with hazardous driving conditions. strip 14 carried by the body of the vehicle and Another object of the invention is to prousually of L-construction in cross section. vide an improved hood attachment whereby in accordance with the present invention l@ the rear portion of the hood, or one side thereone or both sides of the hood 11 are adapted 60 of, may be elevated slightly to permit the heat to be tilted in the manner indicated in Fig* generated by the internal combustion engine ure 1 whereby the rear edge of the hood will of the automobile to pass about the cowl and be raised above the cowl 12 and enable the be directed against the windshield to thereby heated air beneath the hood to issue above melt the condensation, snow or sleet and in- .such cowl 12 in the manner of the arrows in- G5 sure at all times a clearwindshield glass. dicated in Figure 1 and against the wind- A further object of the invention is to proshield glass 13 to melt therefrom condensaA vide a simple form of adjustable clamp detion, frost, snow, sleet and the like.

vice for holding the hood in the elevated posi- The usual clamps for'holding the hood 11 tion, admitting of the quick attachment and in position are omitted for clearness, but in removal of the clamp. accordance with the present invention either lVith the foregoing and other objects in the rear clamp or both clamps may be disenview, the invention will be more fully degaged and an improved adjustable clamp described hereinafter, and will be more particuvice, such as illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and larly pointed out in the claims appended 4, is applied to the lower edge of the hood hereto. toward the rear portion thereof and to the In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer body or joint strip 14. to like or corresponding parts throughout the Referring more particularly to Figures 2, several views. 3 and 4, substantially U-shaped jaws are pro- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view of an vided at the upper and lower portions of automobile, with the windshield indicated the clamp,suchjaws being offset and directed in fragmentary section, and showing the imin relatively opposite direction. The upper proved attachment in place with the rear part jaw is composed of parallel cheeks 15 and 16 of the hood elevated. which are separated a suflicient distance to Figure 2 is an edge view of the improved permit reception therebetween of the lower adjustable clamp taken on an enlarged scale. edge of the hood 11 which is adapted to rest Figure 3 is a rear view of such clamp, and against the bottom connecting floor or cross Figure 4 shows the front view thereof with strip 1'? which unites the lower ends of the parts of the hood and body indicated in dotcheeks 15 and 1G. A set screw 18 is threaded ted lines. through one of the cheeks, for instance in Referring more particularly to the drawcheek 16 which is the outer cheek. A shank ing, 10 designates generally the radiator of 18 extends downwardly in the same plane an automobile driven by an internal combuswith the cheek 15 and is adapted to mate with tion engine contained within a hood, one side a similar upstanding shank 20 on the lower 49 of which is indicated at 11. The cowl is repjaw member whereby the two jaw members resented at 12 and the windshield at 13, these may pivot angularly with respect to one an parts occupying the usual positions found on other above the fulcrum bolt 21 which exthe conventional automobile. tends in common through both the over-v The hood 11 is usually hinged along a cenlapped Shanks 19 2111@ Q0e QQ trai longitudinal line extending between the Preferably a Spring washer 22 extends about the bolt 21 for engagement by the nut 23 at one side and one of the shanks at the oppositev side. The washer 22 will place the nut 23 under tension and will tend to hold the nut against the bolt and thereby resist any casual turning of the nut 23 such as would loosen it incident to travel of the vehicle.

The cheeks of the lower jaw are indicated at 24 and 25 and the cross connecting pieces at 26, it being apparent that the lower jaw is constructed similarly to the upper jaw. A set screw 27 is threaded through one of the cheeks of the lower jaw, for instance the cheek 25, and it extends inwardly with respect to the hood.

In the use of the device, one or both sides of the hood may be raised, the lower clamp itted at a desired point to the joint strip 14 with the set screw 27 extending inwardly. Such set screw is tightened to secure the clamp upon such joint strip 14. The hood 11 is then lowered until its lower edge is received between the cheeks 15 and 16 of the upper jaw and against the floor piece 17 thereof; whereupon the set screw 18 is tightened.

In adjusting the hood to the clamp, the bolt 21 is preferably loosened at least to a certain extent to permit the upper j aw to pivot about the lower jaw and to assume the position, for instance indicated in Figure 4, where the upper jaw has been canted to accord with the inclination given the lower edge of the hood 11. In this way such lower edge of the hood will lie in contact throughout along the floor or cross piece 17 of the upper clamp. During this adjusting and assembling movement, the lower clamp gives stability to the device and enables the operation to be carried out with ease and quickness. The set screw 18 for the bolt 21 may be tightened up simultaneously from the exterior of the hood.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is 1. A device for holding the rear edge portion of an automobile hood in raised position to admit escape of heated air against the windshield of the automobile, comprising a body portion having a socket member at each end and with the socket members opening in opposite directions through the adjacent ends of the body portion, one socketmember adapted for engagement over the lower edge of an automobile hood near ihe rear end thereof and the other socket member adapted for engagement over the hood stop strip on the body of the automobile, and clamps carried by the socket members for binding the same respectively to the hood and the stop strip.

2. A device for holding t-he rear edge portion of an automobile hood in raised position to admit escape of heated air against the windshield of the automobile, comprising a pair of socket members adapted to engage respectively with the lower edge of the automobile hood and the upper edge of the hood of the stop strip on the body of the antoniobile, each socket member having an offset shank at its inner end and said shanks adapted for overlapping relation to hold the socket members together, a pivot extending through the overlapping shanks to hold the latter together and admit of the swinging of the socket members into desired angular relation, said socket members having socket openings therein extending crosswise through the socket members and through the outer ends thereof in planes at right angles to the axis of said pivot whereby said socket members may be moved into angular relation to follow the angle of inclination between the lower edge of the automobile hood when raised and the adjacent portion of the body of the automobile.

3. A device for holding the rear edge portion of an automobile hood in raised position to admit escape of heated air against [he windshield of an automobile, comprising a pair of socket members adapted respectively for engagement with the lower edge of an automobile hood and with the hood stop strip on the body of the automobile, said socket members each having an offset shank offset to one side of the socket member and having a iat face in parallel relation to the plane of the opening through the socket member, said shanks adapted to be disposed in overlapped relation with the socket members offset in opposite directions from the overlapping shanks whereby to dispose the upper socket member engaging the hood outwardly of the lower socket member engaging th-e stop strip, and a pivot engaging through the overlapping shanks for pivotally holding the same together on an axis at right angles to the plane of the socket opening.

EDIVARD FIELDS PLUMB. 

